Hello, I live in Oregon and just started smoking a pipe moving over from cigars. I will still smoke an occasional cigar but now mainly smoke a Savinelli bent. I like the aromatics so I'm smoking Mac Baren vanilla bulk. I found 82nd Ave. Cigar shop to be very helpful. They spent much time with me showing me how to load a pipe, rub flake, the different kinds of pipes and price levels, and gave me a good deal on a starter pipe with a couple tobaccos to try.
I own a small boat and fish off the Oregon coast (tuna, salmon, halibut).
I'm looking forward to receiving a Hans Christian Anderson II that I ordered. That is my Christmas present to myself, although my wife bought me tins of Peterson Irish Whiskey and Sweet Killarney. I also have two tins of Mac Baren 7 Seas Gold Blend that I've yet to try. I tried a tin of Dunhill London Mixture and didn't appreciate it. Perhaps with time it will grow on me. I have an older Canadian style pipe enroute from an EBay dealer, so I'll eventually get to the point where I can smoke more than a couple times per week.
Randy